Bag holder



Aug. 21, 1956 H. M. BERNER ET AL 2,759,695

BAG HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 24, 1952 ATTRN Aug. 21, 1956 H. M. BERNER ET A1.

' BAG HOLDER 2 shees-sheet 2 Filed Dec. 24, 1952 J) 1N V EN TORS I 4%/ BY /m-m uw, ATTURNEYS.

United States Patent() M' BAG HOLDER Harry M. Berner, Chicago, and Floyd A. Blashfield, Evanston, lll., assignors to American Hospital Supply Corporation, Evanston, lll., a corporation of Illinois Application December 24, 1952, Serial No. 327,738 1 Claim. (Cl. 248-95) This invention relates to a bag holder, and more particularly to a bag support adapted to be secured to an overbed Itable beam or to a bed spring frame, etc.

A waste bag, ysuch as employed in hospital rooms and other places, presents a problem not only with respect to the supporting of the bag in a convenient location, but also with respect to the removal of the bag without damage and in such a manner as to enable the bag to be introduced into a receptacle with a minimum of handling. While r1 bag such as, for example, a paper bag, may be placed within a holder for support without much diliculty, after the bag has become iilled and is somewhat distorted in shape by the materials or articles in the bag, the removal of the bag without tearing it or spilling the contents presents a serious problem.

An object of 'the present invention is to provide a structure overcoming the above described diiiiculties and producing the results desired. A further object is to pro- Vide a bag-holder structure of simple design enabling the lbag to be introduced readily into the holder for use and then, after being filled or partially filled, being readily removed with a minimum of handling and danger of tearing. A further object is to provide such a holder with means for supporting it firmly upon a beam or standard, spring bed frame or other object, while at the same time providing a latch member which is effective in retaining the bag firmly in place until filled and then enabling the bag to be removed with a minimum of handling into a receptacle. Other specic objects and advantages will appear as the speciiication proceeds.

The invention is shown, in illustrative embodiments, by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a bag-holder embodying our invention; Fig. 2, a top plan View; Fig. 3, a front View in elevation; Fig. 4, a broken side view in elevation; Fig. 5, a perspective view of a modified form of lthe invention; Fig. 6, a broken, top plan view; Fig. 7, a front view in elevation; and Fig. 8, a side view in elevation.

In the illustration given in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, we provide a perimetric rim or top band 10. A U-shaped strap 11 extends from one side of the rim 10 to the other, the strap being welded or otherwise secured to `the inside of the rim 1d, as shown more clearly in Figs. l and 2. A second strap 12 is secured to the rear wall 13 of the rim iti and the strap extends downwardly and then forwardly to form a bottom support strap 14. The forward end of the support strap 14 is turned slightly downward at its edge 15, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4. A swing strap 16 is connected by a hinge 17 tothe rim 10, as shown more clearly in Figs. l, 3 and 4, and the bottom of the strap 16 is provided with a catch 18 adapted to receive the downwardly-turned edge 15 of the strap portion 14 to latch the swing strap 16 firmly in position, as indicated in Fig. 4.

To secure the rear side 13 of the holder to a standar-d or beam, such as, for example, the 4beam 19 of an overbed table (not shown), we provide the rear strap 12 and the 2,759,695 Patented Aug. '21, 1956 rim '10 with a supporting strap 20, the straphaving a forwardly-pressed portion 21, as shown more clearly in Fig.' 4." To the forwardly-pressed portion 21, we secure a U-shaped clamp member 22 having lateral flanges 23. A complementary U-shaped clamping member 24 is prof vided with iianges 25, and the two iiange portions on either side of the post 19 are secured together by the bolts 26. We prefer to equip the depending strap 12 with a laterally-extending member 27 having rearwardlyextending end anges 28 adapted to engage the sides of the post or pedestal 19. A resilient buffer 29 is preferably secured by a pin 30 to the strap 12.

In the operation of the structure shown in Figs. l to 4, inclusive, Ithe holder is secured by the clamping members 22 and 24 about a post 19 in a convenient position for use by the patient or other user. A paper, plastic, or other form of waste bag 31, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l, is drawn through the perimetric rim 10 and into the bag frame, as shown more clearly in Fig. l. After the bag has 'been filled with waste, and it is desired to remove it, the swing strap 16 may be drawn forwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, the catch portion liti of the -swing strap serving to carry the forward edge of vthe bag outwardly. As the strap 16 is swung outwardly to a further distance, the bag slips downward and into a receptacle which is placed upon the floor below the holder. Thus without exerting pressure upon the bag and with a Aminimum of handling, the bag is ejected into the receptacle below. In the foregoing operation, the bag always moves in one direction, being threaded downwardly in the filling operation through the rim 10 and into the frame and then, when it is to be ejected, being drawn forwardly and downwardly through the side opening provided by the outward swinging of the strap 16 and into the receptacle below.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, the holder structure is substantially identical with that shown in Figs. l to 4, inclusive. However, in this structure, we equip the rear wall 32 of the frame 1th; with the meta straps 33 which extend rearwardly and are provided with downwardly-turned hooks 34. The hooks 34 engage the angle iron frame 35 of a bedspring. The hooks are also adapted to engage any other frame ledge available for supporting the bag holder.

The operation of the structure shown in Figs. 5 to 8 is substantially the same as that described in iconnection with the structure of Figs. l to 4, except that the holder is supported upon the bedspring by tilting the top portion of the holder structure downwardly to bring the hooks 34 of the straps 33 into engagement with the spring frame 35, as illustrated in Fig. 8, and then swinging the frame to the Vertical position shown in Fig. 8. The bag 31 is inserted as above described 'oy drawing the closed bottom portion through the top frame or rim 16o and then, after the mag has been filled, it is removed by drawing it laterally after the swing strap 16a is swung outwardly, the bag being partially carried bythe catch portion 18a of the strap 16a.

While, in the illustration given, the pivotal mounting shows the barrier member or swing strap pivotally mounted along its upper side, it will be understood that such mounting may be not only at the top but also along either side or at the bottom thereof.

While, in the foregoing specification, we have shown specific structures in considerable detail for the purpose of illustrating embodiments of the invention, it will be understood that such details of structure may be varied widely by those skilled in ythe art without departing from the invention, and it will be further understood that the vices for supporting the frame upon iixed supports.

We claim:

A bag holder arranged at its upper end to receive a bag and at its lower end to eject Ithe same, comprising7 a perimetric rectangular rim providing an open mouth for the passage of a bag downwardly therethrough, a relatively widc generally U-shaped strap depending from said rim and having a base portion extending longitudinally thereof, and a second relatively wide generally U-shaped strap depending from said rim and -having a base portion extending transversely thereof, the base portion of one of said straps freely traversing the base portion of the other of said straps, said straps together providing a suspension frame for supporting a bag inserted downwardly through said rim, one depending leg of said second mentioned strap being hingedly secured at its upper end to said rim and at its lower end having an inwardly turned catch releasably engageable with a complementary outwardly and downwardly turned catch provided by the base portion of that strap whereby that one depending leg is swingable upwardly and outwardly to provide a wide opening for the ejection of a bag from `the `lower en'd of said holder and is swingable downwardly and inwardly to bring `the complementary catches of said swingable leg and said base portion into latching engagement.

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